Necktie carrier



Oct 25, 1938; E. YSAS 2,134,645

NECKTIE CARRIER Filed July 8. 4 193'! 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 fil'j ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 25,1938

r a 'Ef 'OF-FIQ E NECKTIE CARRIER Elmer Sas, New York, N. Y. Application July. s, 1937, Serial No. 152,475

4 Claims.

My present invention relates to foldable necktie racks or holders possessing many advantageous features of construction non-existent in this class of devices. 1

The necktie holder may broadly be termed a foldable frame having a disk member through which screws or bolts may be passed into a wall or other support and hinged to said disk through swinging upper and lower links, is a necktie carrier which may hang substantially vertical thereon or which may be swung outwardly, when a tie is being selected and automatically locked in the outward position, so that both hands of the user may be employed in removing a tie or ties from cross-trees or bar supports of said carrier on which said ties are arranged in spaced relation, by upstanding lugs or dividing extensions on said bars or cross-trees, which bars are secured centrally of the length thereof to a swingable tongue or central piece having pivotal connection with said links as and for the purpose later described.

An important feature of the invention resides in the automatic means for locking the necktie carrier, comprising the tongue and said crosstrees, in the outer or unfolded position, which is achieved by the upward and backward swing of the upper link pivoted to the upper end of said tongue and by the outward and upward swing of the lower link pivoted to a bracket about midway of the length of said tongue, the outer pivot of the upper link swinging down and to the rear of its own fixed pivotal point to provide the looking action, and to unlock the frame it must be raised upwardly and outwardly by hand and be permitted to swing downwardly on the arc of both of said links, said arcs centering on upper and lower fixed pivotal centers above and below saidsupporting disk.

When displaying the neckties for selection, the carrier is drawn outwardly at about a 45 angle to the vertical, so that plenty of space is provided for the removal of a selected tie and when the carrier is returned to the normal vertical position the ties lie in close overlapped positions, flat against, the wall for compactness.

Further features incident in the particular construction of the parts of the structure will be hereinafter apparent inthe specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

' in which is illustrated one preferred embodicated on the cross-trees or bars of the swingable frame by dot and dash lines.

Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the tie support shown in its folded position, the ties being omitted.

Fig. 3 is a further side elevation but showing the tie-rack in its open or display position, ties here being indicated by dot-dash lines and further indicating by arrows the swinging arcs of upper and lower links, which carry and lock the tie display frame in the position shown.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail.

My improved device is preferably secured through a plate ID, to a wall or other support II, by screws l2, or other fastenings. The plate is preferably formed with diametrically and vertically opposite outstanding upper and lower brackets or bearings l3 and M, respectively, to which one end of upper and lower links l5 and I6 are pivoted, as at IT and I8.

The swinging end of the upper link I5 is pivoted as at IS, in a channel 20 (Fig. 4), bent or formed from the upper end portion of a blade or central bar 2|, constituting a part of a swinging frame F on which the neckties, indicated at 22 (Figs. 1 and 3) by dot-dash lines are supported.

The free or swinging end of the lower link I6, is pivoted as at 23, between perforated ears 24, of an offstanding bracket 25, made fast on the underside of the tongue or bar 2|, of the tie frame F by a rivet 26, or other fastening.

Secured to the tongue or bar 2|, of the frame F, are anumber of cross-trees or bars 21, having dividing spikes or pins 28, to separate the neckties draped thereon, so that no damaging edge contact can occur between the ties draped on a certain cross-tree, and these spikes further prevent longitudinal overlapping conditions in the ties.

The cross-trees or bars 21, are secured to the central tongue by pins or rivets 29, and the tongue is struck-up from below to set teats 30, at opposite sides of the rivets and against said bars 21, as shown best in Fig. 1, which prevents rocking movement of said bars on said rivets 29.

A supplemental lock to hold the tie frame in its open position is shown best in Fig. 3 in which the upper bracket is'provided with a hole 3|, in one of its wings and the upper link l5 has a punched out bead 32, which when said link is swung up and back of its pivot |1, will snap into said hole and assist in maintaining the tie frame in its outward unfolded position and when the frame is raised and drawn forwardly, the raising and swinging outward of the link will pull the teat 32, from the hole 3|.

While I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that changes and variations may be made in the arrangement, forms and combinations of the parts thereof, and I desire to reserve my rights to all such changes and variations which are within the spirit of this specification and the claims hereunto appended.

What I claim as new, is:

l. A necktie holder comprising a support; upper and lower links pivoted to said support; a frame on which ties are draped, said frame being normally suspended on pivotal connections with said links, said upper link, when the frame is raised carrying a portion of said frame upwardly and backward of the pivotal point of said link with said support, and the lower link carrying the lower end of said frame outwardly for locking said frame in the unfolded display position.

2. In combination, a support having outstanding pairs of spaced parallel perforated ears;

links pivoted between said ears; a central foldable bar pivoted to the swinging ends of said links; means secured to and projecting from opposite sides of the bar for supporting neckties in spaced side relation, and means for locking said bar in its raised position.

3. In the combination as recited in claim 2; said tie supporting means comprising cross-trees fixed at intervals along the length of said foldable bar and formed with spikes for separating the hanging ties.

4. A necktie holder comprising a normally vertically suspendedfolding frame; a plate support having perforated ears; pivot centers at the top and central portions of the frame; upper and lower links connecting the perforated ears with the pivot centers of said frame; said frame comprising a bar channeled at one end to receive the swinging end of said upper link and spiked cross-trees made fast centrally to said bar, and means for locking the frame in its raised position.

ELMER SAS. 

